A New York Times bestseller and Oprah Book Club 2.0 selection, the epic, unforgettable story of a man determined to protect the woman he loves from the town.
Random House published Ruby in 2014 in a modest print run of 15,000. Buy a cheap copy of Ruby book by Cynthia Bond. With encouragement from her writing group, Bond finished a manuscript. A New York Times bestseller and Oprah Book Club 2.0 selection, the epic, unforgettable story of a man determined to protect the woman he loves from the town. "I got so burned out at one point that I had to take time off, and I was on disability for a stretch of time and that's when I got the first draft," she says. The work took a toll, but it also had a silver lining. Her killers were never brought to justice.Īnd some of the book's graphic sexual violence was influenced by devastating tales Bond heard when she conducted writing workshops with abused and runaway children. Search for a digital library with this title Search by city, ZIP code, or library name Learn more about precise location detection Title found at these libraries: View more libraries. Ruby Bell did everything she could to escape her traumatizing hometown, but when shes asked to come back, shes forced to reopen. Other inspiration for Ruby came from a whispered family story, of a gorgeous aunt who was murdered by white vigilantes because she had a white lover. 9780804139090 Author Cynthia Bond Publisher Release Find this title in Libby, the library reading app by OverDrive. "I just went: 'Who is that, and who writes like that?' "īond does, drawing on memories of her own experience as an abuse survivor. "Who doesn't want to know who that is?" she says. Oprah Winfrey says by the end of the first page, she was hooked. There are racial tension, sexual violence and human trafficking in this book, bleak stuff encased in hauntingly beautiful language. Your purchase helps support NPR programming. Close overlay Buy Featured Book Title Ruby Author Cynthia Bond
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